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MFB: A Mid-Frequency-Band Space Gravitational Wave Observer for the 2020 Decade
Peter F. Michelson, Robert L. Byer, Sasha Buchman +3
We make the case for the early development of a Mid-Frequency-Band (MFB) gravitational wave (GW) observatory in geosynchronous orbit (73,000 km arm), optimized for the frequency ba…
Differential optical shadow sensor for sub-nanometer displacement measurement and its application to drag-free satellites
Andreas Zoellner, Si Tan, Shailendhar Saraf +4
We present a method for 3D sub-nanometer displacement measurement using a set of differential optical shadow sensor. It is based on using pairs of collimated beams on opposite side…
Ground Testing and Flight Demonstration of Charge Management of Insulated Test Masses Using UV LED Electron Photoemission
Shailendhar Saraf, Sasha Buchman, Karthik Balakrishnan +15
The UV LED mission demonstrates the precise control of the potential of electrically isolated test masses that is essential for the operation of space accelerometers and drag free…
The Design of a Drag-Free CubeSat and the Housing for its Gravitational Reference Sensor
Carlo Zanoni, Abdul Alfauwaz, Ahmad Aljadaan +11
A Drag-Free CubeSat mission has been proposed to demonstrate the feasibility of a Gravitational Reference Sensor (GRS) with an optical readout for a 3 units (3U) spacecraft. A pure…
A directed search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with initial LIGO
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, J. Aasi +891
We present results of a search for continuously-emitted gravitational radiation, directed at the brightest low-mass X-ray binary, Scorpius X-1. Our semi-coherent analysis covers 10…
Narrow-band search of continuous gravitational-wave signals from Crab and Vela pulsars in Virgo VSR4 data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, J. Aasi +894
In this paper we present the results of a coherent narrow-band search for continuous gravitational-wave signals from the Crab and Vela pulsars conducted on Virgo VSR4 data. In orde…